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Jade Plaques 500 A.D. Mayan.
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Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement
Vase in the Shape of an Archaic Jade 'Cong' Ritual Implement
Square in section, this tall vase has a circular footring and a short, circular neck with lightly flaring walls. The vase is strongly archaistic in character, its shape deriving f...
Enamelled plaques set in gold, connected by gold chains, designed and made in Edinburgh by Phoebe Traquair, 1905. Enamelled plaques set in gold, connected by gold chains, depicting a mermaid on the central plaques, and ships. The central plaque is signed,
Enamelled plaques set in gold, connected by gold chains, designed and made in Edinburgh by Phoebe Traquair, 1905. Enamelled plaques set in gold, connected by gold chains, depicting a mermaid on the central plaques, and ships. The central plaque is signed,
Enamelled plaques set in gold, connected by gold chains, designed and made in Edinburgh by Phoebe Traquair, 1905. Enamelled plaques set in gold, connected by gold chains, depicting...
Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Drop-front desk (secrétaire à abattant or secrétaire en cabinet)
Oak veneered with tulipwood amaranth holly and ebonized holly; ten soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; marble; velvet (not original)...
Polished green stone, Olmec Man, L 003
Polished green stone, Olmec Man, L 003
This sculpture of a male figure in green serpentine or jade comes from the Olmec civilisation of Mesoamerica and is distinguishable in the mutilation of the arms and head. The prac...
A stone of distinction
A stone of distinction
Jade is a semi-precious stone that occurs in two forms - jadeite and nephrite. This boulder is an example of nephrite. It weighs 527 kilograms. Jade is not always green, but can b...
Stone pendant in the form of a twelve-sided star for Bektashi Sufis
Stone pendant in the form of a twelve-sided star for Bektashi Sufis
Jade pendant in a twelve-pointed form. The pendant is worn on a cord around the neck by followers of the Sufi order of the Bektashi's. The pendant is part of the costume of the Bek...